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ECB Publishes Consolidated Banking Data For 2011

Date 16/12/2011

Today the European Central Bank (ECB) is publishing the June-2011 Consolidated Banking Data (CBD), a data set that provides various statistics about the EU banking system on consolidated basis. It includes statistics on both individual EU Member States and the EU as a whole. It refers to 4,700 credit institutions and 434 banking groups and covers data for 1,016 foreign-controlled branches and subsidiaries operating in the EU. In particular, the data set includes profitability and efficiency indicators, balance sheet indicators relating to banks’ funding sources, non-performing loans developments as well as solvency ratios.

Tesco Bank Launches Second Retail Bond On ORB - Issue Raises £60m With RPI Inflation-Linked bond - Tesco Bank Opens The Market At London Stock Exchange

Date 16/12/2011

The London Stock Exchange today welcomed the latest new bond listing to its Order book for Retail Bonds (ORB). Tesco Bank, the personal finance arm of the leading international retail group, has raised £60 million on the market, direct from private investors. Barclays Capital, Evolution Securities and Lloyds TSB Bank Plc acted as book runners on the deal.

Structure Of The MICEX-RTS Group Securities Market

Date 16/12/2011

Dear clients and participants of the MICEX-RTS securities market.

Due to the integration of the stock markets of RTS and MICEX, on December 16, 2011 at 7.10 pm the section "Standard" of the securities market will be opened in CJSC MICEX Stock Exchange. We draw your attention to the fact that the evening trading session on 16 December refers to the trading day of 19 December.

HKEx: Stabilisation Period Following The Implementation Of AMS/3.8 Concludes

Date 16/12/2011

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announced today (Friday) that the stabilisation period for its upgraded securities market trading system, AMS/3.8, has been completed.

FORTS: On December 16, 2011 On The Expiration Day Of The Front Month Option Contracts The Evening Trading Session Starts At 7.10 PM MSK

Date 16/12/2011

Please be advised that in accordance with the resolution of the RTS’s Board of Directors that was passed in compliance with the Derivatives Rules of RTS, Clause 6.2 the evening trading session on FORTS will start 10 minutes later today, i.e. at 7:10 pm MSK, as today is the expiration day of the front month option contracts.

Japan's Financial Services Agency: Administrative Actions Against UBS Securities Japan Ltd And UBS AG, Japan Branches

Date 16/12/2011

I. UBS Securities Japan Ltd

The Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (SESC) conducted an inspection on UBS Securities Japan Ltd (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”), and found a violation of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (hereinafter referred to as the “FIEA”). On December 9, 2011, the SESC recommended to take administrative action against the Company.

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Trading Report Week Ending 16th December 2011

Date 16/12/2011

Japan's Financial Services Agency: Administrative Action On Citigroup Global Markets Japan Inc

Date 16/12/2011

1. The Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (SESC) conducted an inspection on Citigroup Global Markets Japan Inc (hereinafter referred to as the ''Company”), and found the following violation of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (hereinafter referred to as the ''FIEA''). On December 9, 2011, the SESC recommended to take administrative action against the Company.

RTS Exchange: Final Settlement Prices Determined For FX Futures And Futures On Precious And Industrial Metals

Date 16/12/2011

On December 15, 2011 final settlement prices were calculated for futures contracts on currency pairs.

ECB Announces Two One-Day Liquidity-Providing Fine-Tuning Operations

Date 16/12/2011

The European Central Bank (ECB) has decided to conduct two one-day liquidity-providing fine-tuning operations (FTOs). The first will be allotted on 20 December 2011 and the second on 28 February 2012.